What’s Your Connecticut Moo I.Q.?€¦ · • In Connecticut, milk goes from farm to fridge in 48...
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Numbers Tell the Story* • There are 19,500 cows on 0 dairy farms in 9 Connecticut, maintaining 67,000 acres of land — nearly twice as much land as all the state parks in Connecticut combined! • Each dairy cow produces 128 glasses of milk a day. at’s more than 2 million glasses of Connecticut milk every day — that’s a lot of milk! Meet Connecticut’s Dairy Cows • Dairy cows aren’t always black and white. You can find many different breeds, including Holstein, Jersey, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire, Milking Short Horn, and Guernsey. Do you know which breeds are shown here?† Dairy Cows Recycle! • Dairy cows turn parts of foods that humans can’t or won’t eat — like cornstalks and fruit and vegetable peels — into nutritious dairy products. • Cow manure fertilizes fields and can be combined with leftover human food in a methane digester to make electricity. • U.S. dairy cows produce lower amounts of greenhouse gases per gallon of milk than cows in any other country around the world.** Dairy Farms Support Connecticut’s Economy • Dairy farm families work 365 days a year to support the local economy. • 97% of dairy farms are owned and run by families. ey do a lot themselves but rely on experts from the community to support their business, including dairy nutritionists, tech experts, environmentalists, veterinarians, mechanics, carpenters, and more.‡ Like Tech? So Do Dairy Farmers! • Dairy farmers can use robots, transponders (like “fitbits”), and other high-tech devices to care for their cows. • Transponders can track important information like how much cows walk, eat, sleep, and chew their cud. is information helps farmers know that each individual cow is happy and healthy. Healthy Cows Help Keep You Healthy, Too • In Connecticut, milk goes from farm to fridge in 48 hours, so you know it’s fresh. • Each 8-oz. glass of milk includes 9 essential nutrients your body needs. What’s Your Connecticut Moo I.Q.? Boost your dairy smarts with these amazing facts about dairy farming. Remember: e milk, yogurt, cheese, butter, ice cream, and other dairy products you enjoy start with cows on Connecticut family dairy farms. *Numbers are approximate. USDA Connecticut State Agriculture Overview 201 , 9 **Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. (2017). Stewardship and Sustainability Framework for U.S. Dairy. pg. 9: www.usdairy.com/sustainability/commitment/stewardship-and-sustainability-framework-for-us-dairy ‡2016 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report, Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy © 2019 YMI, Inc. †The cow breeds shown are (left/right) Jersey and Brown Swiss. Visit www.newenglanddairy.COM AND CTDAIRY.ORG to learn more about dairy farms in Connecticut. 19, 00 © 2020
Transcript of What’s Your Connecticut Moo I.Q.?€¦ · • In Connecticut, milk goes from farm to fridge in 48...
Numbers Tell the Story*• There are 19,500 cows
on 0 dairy farms in 9Connecticut, maintaining 67,000 acres of land —nearly twice as much land as all the state parks in Connecticutcombined!
• Each dairy cow produces 128 glasses of milk a day. That’s more than 2 million glasses of Connecticut milk every day — that’s a lot of milk!
Meet Connecticut’s Dairy Cows• Dairy cows aren’t always
black and white. You can find many different breeds, including Holstein, Jersey, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire, Milking Short Horn, and Guernsey. Do you know which breeds are shown here?†
Dairy Cows Recycle! • Dairy cows turn parts of foods that humans can’t or won’t
eat — like cornstalks and fruit and vegetable peels — into nutritious dairy products.
• Cow manure fertilizes fields and can be combined with leftover human food in a methane digester to make electricity.
• U.S. dairy cows produce lower amounts of greenhouse gases per gallon of milk than cows in any other country around the world.**
Dairy Farms Support Connecticut’s Economy• Dairy farm families work 365 days a year to
support the local economy.
• 97% of dairy farms are owned and run by families. They do a lot themselves but rely on experts from the community to support their business, including dairy nutritionists, tech experts, environmentalists, veterinarians, mechanics, carpenters, and more.‡
Like Tech? So Do Dairy Farmers!• Dairy farmers can use robots,
transponders (like “fitbits”), and other high-tech devices to care for their cows.
• Transponders can track important information like how much cows walk, eat, sleep, and chew their cud. This information helps farmers know that each individual cow is happy and healthy.
Healthy Cows Help Keep You Healthy, Too• In Connecticut, milk goes from
farm to fridge in 48 hours, so you know it’s fresh.
• Each 8-oz. glass of milk includes 9 essential nutrients your body needs.
What’s Your Connecticut Moo I.Q.? Boost your dairy smarts with these amazing facts about
dairy farming. Remember: The milk, yogurt, cheese, butter, ice cream, and other dairy products you enjoy start with cows on Connecticut family dairy farms.
*Numbers are approximate. USDA Connecticut State Agriculture Overview 201, 9**Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. (2017). Stewardship and Sustainability Framework for U.S. Dairy. pg. 9: www.usdairy.com/sustainability/commitment/stewardship-and-sustainability-framework-for-us-dairy‡2016 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report, Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy
© 2019 YMI, Inc. †The cow breeds shown are (left/right) Jersey and Brown Swiss.
Visit www.newenglanddairy.COM AND CTDAIRY.ORG to learn more about dairy farms in Connecticut.
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Visit www.newenglanddairAnd CTDairy.org to learn more about
dairy farms in Connecticut.
Each dairy cow produces
128 glasses of milk a day!
(That’s 46,720 glasses a year!)
Dairies Go High Tech
The milk, yogurt, cheese, butter,
ice cream, and other dairy products
you enjoy start with cows on
Connecticut family farms.
Boost your dairy farming knowledge
with these fun facts!
What’s Your Connecticut Moo I.Q.?
© 2019 YMI, Inc.
*Numbers are approximate.
Each 8-oz. glass of milk includes 9 essential nutrients
your body needs.
Milk goes from farm to fridge in
48 hours.
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This project was funded in part by the Connecticut Milk Promotion Board
